Predictors of international students’ psychosocial adjustment to life in the United States: A systematic review     

Jing Zhang  Patricia Goodson 《Int J Intercult Relat》2011,35(2):139-162

This review systematically examined predictors of psychosocial adjustment of international undergraduate and graduate students in the United States. Sixty-four studies published in peer-reviewed journals between January 1990 and January 2009 were reviewed. Statistically significant predictors of psychosocial adjustment were grouped by adjustment outcome variables (e.g., psychological symptoms and sociocultural adjustment). The methodological quality of each study was examined using an 11-point grading criteria, assessing the employment of theoretical framework, reporting of data's validity and reliability, study design, and analytic techniques, among others.The most frequently reported predictors included stress, social support, English language proficiency, region/country of origin, length of residence in the United States, acculturation, social interaction with Americans, self-efficacy, gender, and personality. The mean methodological score of the reviewed studies was 6.25 (SD = 1.8; maximum possible score = 11). The reviewed studies overcame selected limitations pointed out by Church in a previous review (1982), by employing a wide range of theories, employing longitudinal designs, and comparing among countries/regions of origin. This review also discussed implications for health promotion for international students and directions for future research.  相似文献   

基于企业视角的制造业用地效益评价及其空间调整——以泰州经济开发区为例     

吴加伟  袁丰  吕卫国  牟宇峰 《资源科学》2013,35(5):918-927

开发区是城市招商引资和发展制造业的主要载体,对推进地区经济发展与城市化进程具有重要作用.针对开发区空间资源趋紧和土地低效利用的结构性矛盾,本文从制造业企业用地角度,从实际用地效益、潜在用地效益、用地存在效益三个维度构建开发区用地效益理论模型,并从企业投入产出效益、社会效益、环境效益、用地布局效益与企业发展前景等五方面建立开发区用地效益综合评价指标体系.在此基础上,对泰州经济开发区制造业企业用地效益进行了评价,结果显示,外资企业、设备与医药制造企业用地效益相对较高,而多数民营企业、石化与轻工企业用地效益相对较低,并依据评价结果对区内企业提出了差异化的优化调整方案.  相似文献   

The effects of psychoeducational intervention on the adjustment,coping self-efficacy and psychological distress levels of international students in Turkey     

《Int J Intercult Relat》2019

The global increase in international students’ population necessitates identifying their needs and engaging in practices that may support their adjustment. Along with excitement, positive attitudes and high expectations about higher education and life abroad, international students might also experience dread as they prepare to start a new life. Challenges in adjustment during the transition and developmental issues might contribute to such students’ susceptibility of intense emotional experiences, anxiety, depression and other mental health issues. Nevertheless, limited research has been conducted on interventions to facilitate transition and adjustment. Indeed, there is a dearth of psychological interventions that enhance the adjustment of international students in Turkey. This study involves a program and examines how effective this program is in enhancing the adjustment levels of international students. With a 2 × 3 controlled quasi-experimental group design, the participants in the experiment group underwent eight weekly sessions of a cognitive-behavioral-oriented psychoeducational program. The posttest results indicated significant differences in coping self-efficacy favoring the experiment group. However, no significant differences were noticed between the two groups in terms of psychological adaptation and distress. Follow-up results revealed significant changes in all the three measures favoring the experiment group. The findings indicated a positive long-term effect of the psychoeducational program in enhancing the international students’ adjustment levels. Consequently, implications for college counseling service providers in terms of designing psychoeducational programs were discussed.  相似文献   

湖南图书馆界联合共建中的文化冲突与调适   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

李湘 《高校图书馆工作》2010,30(1):65-67

文章从办馆理念、管理理念、馆藏建设理念、服务理念、馆员思想理念等五个方面讨论了湖南省文献资源共建共享协作网中的馆文化差异以及给湖南省馆际协作工作带来的摩擦和冲突,并探索了冲突解决的调适办法。参考文献8。  相似文献   

对高校保存本图书定位和功能延伸的思考   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

胡敏燕 《贵图学刊》2009,(1)

高校保存本图书为适应现代图书馆“以人为本”服务理念,应重新定位,调整范围;在“存用一体”原则下,实行典藏形式多样化,走“特、精、专”之路,“存用”并举,以用为先。  相似文献   

用LONGFORD方法对主观评分中的异常分数进行分数调整     

马春燕 《中国考试》2009,(9)

分数不确切代表被试的真实语言能力的问题是语言测量学界一个最本质、最棘手的问题——效度问题。以往我们采取的一些诸如增加评分员数量、重评等办法虽然在一定程度上改善了效度,但是却都无法从真正意义上得到一个与真分数尽可能近似的客观的分数。Longford针对主观评分中的信度问题提出了四种分数调整模型来解决这一问题。本文运用严厉度调整模型对HSK高等作文评分中的异常评分者所评的分数进行了调整,调整后分数得到很大改善。因此在以后的考试当中基本上可以用这种数学的调整方法代替以往组织评分员重评的方法。  相似文献   

Adverse childhood experiences and adjustment: A longitudinal study of street-involved youth in Brazil     

《Child abuse & neglect》2018

Most research on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) has been conducted in high-income countries in the global North. The current longitudinal study examined the prevalence, overlap, and impact of ACEs in a sample of Brazilian children and adolescents who use city streets as spaces for socialization and survival (i.e., street-involved youth). Participants (N = 113; M age = 14.18 years) were recruited in three cities following standardized procedures. Most youth were male (80.5%) and non-White (91%). Lifetime exposure to ACEs was assessed at the first study time point; six indicators of psychological, behavioral, and physical adjustment were assessed 6 months later. Analyses addressed three research goals. First, the prevalence of seven ACEs was examined. Youth reported an average of 4.8 ACEs (SD = 1.25); no significant age or gender differences were found in ACEs exposure (all ps > .05). Second, the overlap between different ACEs was explored. Family dysfunction was correlated with family disruption and physical abuse; poverty and physical abuse were related (ps < .05). Third, prospective associations between ACEs and adjustment were tested. Total number of ACEs was not significantly correlated with any outcome, but several associations emerged for specific ACEs. For example, death of a close friend or family member was prospectively associated with negative affect; sexual abuse was associated with illicit drug use and physical health symptoms (ps < .05). Findings highlight the prevalence of ACEs in this vulnerable population and underscore the value of extending research on ACEs into novel populations and contexts.  相似文献   

产业结构调整与环境污染的联动效应——基于中国省际面板数据联立方程组的实证研究     

吕政宝 《科技管理研究》2018,(21)

产业结构调整和环境污染存在相互影响的联动关系。为解决这种相互影响所引发的内生性问题,使用联立方程组对产业结构调整与环境污染间的互动影响进行实证研究。研究结果发现,产业结构对于环境污染治理的改善作用和环境污染对产业结构调整的倒逼机制都是存在的;但是由于产业结构调整一般是不可逆的,所以两者的互动效应会逐步减弱。因此,需要政府实施政策推动产业结构调整,从而推动经济增长和改善环境质量。  相似文献   

统计分析法自动标引的改进研究   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

许剑颖 《现代图书情报技术》2004,20(2):92-95

统计分析法自动标引是自动标引的一种重要方法。本文从标引词应反映文献主题内容这一原则出发，对统计分析法自动标引从标引源的确定、权值的设计、词频的调整及检索后控词表的设计与维护等方面提出了一些改进设想。通过这些方法使标引词更好地反映文献主题的同时提高检索效率。  相似文献   

The impact of changing neighborhoods,switching schools,and experiencing relationship disruption on children’s adjustment to a new placement in foster care     

《Child abuse & neglect》2017

When children enter a new foster care placement they may experience several different transitions. Not only will a child move in with a new family, he or she may move to a different neighborhood, change schools, lose contact with old friends, be placed apart from one or more siblings, and have limited contact with his or her biological parents. The current study examined the impact of these transitions on foster children’s adjustment to a new placement in out-of-home care. The sample consisted of 152 youth ages 6–17.5 who participated in the second National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW II) study and who were residing with relative or non-relative foster families at the time of the Wave I interview. During the Wave I interview, youth were asked to report on the types of transitions they experienced when they moved into their current placement. Linear and Poisson regressions were used to estimate the effect of the transitions on youths’ relationships with their new families, mental health, relationships with peers at school, and school engagement. The results showed that youth whose biological mothers contacted them more than once a month had more symptoms of mental health problems than youth who had less contact with their biological mothers. In contrast, changing schools had a positive impact on youths’ mental health, and youth who were separated from siblings were more likely to get along well with their school peers. Implications for improving youth’s adjustment to new foster care placements are discussed.  相似文献